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C. Thomas Howell is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Stunts American born on 7 december 1966 at Los Angeles (USA)

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell
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Birth name Christopher Thomas Howell
Nationality USA
Birth 7 december 1966 (58 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966), known as C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and director. He starred in the films The Outsiders, as Ponyboy Curtis, and The Hitcher, as Jim Halsey. He also starred in Grandview U.S.A., Red Dawn as Robert, Secret Admirer as Michael , and Soul Man, and appeared in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.

Biography

In his single days, Howell shared a place with Darren Dalton, with whom he co-starred in The Outsiders, Red Dawn, and The Jailhouse. From 1989 to 1990, he was married to actress Rae Dawn Chong, his Soul Man co-star. He married Sylvie Anderson in 1992. They have three children: Isabelle (born February 17, 1993), Dashiell (born January 2, 1997), and Liam (born April 24, 2001). His family currently resides in Stevenson Ranch, California.

Best films

Red Dawn (1984)
(Actor)
The Outsiders (1983)
(Actor)

Usually with

Darren Dalton
Darren Dalton
(7 films)
Jake Busey
Jake Busey
(5 films)
Arye Gross
Arye Gross
(3 films)
Lisa Hansen
Lisa Hansen
(2 films)
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Filmography of C. Thomas Howell (80 films)

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Actor

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Moritz Bleibtreu, Rade Šerbedžija, Christopher Simpson, Diane Baker, Yasmin Paige
Roles Coach Fielding
Rating59% 2.9983752.9983752.9983752.9983752.998375
Kamran is a 12-year-old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th-century mathematician, astronomer, and poet of Persia, Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in his family from one generation to another, and now it is his responsibility to keep the story alive for future generations. The film takes us from the modern day to the epic past where the relationship between Omar Khayyam, Hassan Sabbah (the original creator of the sect of Assassins) and their mutual love for a beautiful woman separate them from their eternal bond of friendship.
The Poseidon Adventure, 2h54
Directed by Irwin Allen, Ronald Neame, John Putch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Adam Baldwin, Alexa Hamilton, Rutger Hauer, Steve Guttenberg, Bryan Brown, C. Thomas Howell
Roles Doctor Ballard
Rating44% 2.21412.21412.21412.21412.2141
The plot centers on the SS Poseidon, a 135,000-ton state-of-the-art luxury cruise ship on a cruise from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia as well as the stories and dramas of some of the 3,700 passengers and crew.
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Martiens, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors C. Thomas Howell, Andrew Lauer, Peter Greene, Jake Busey, Leigh Slawner, Dashiell "Dash" Howell
Roles George Herbert
Rating33% 1.6820051.6820051.6820051.6820051.682005
On the surface of Mars, the Mars Rover is destroyed by an unknown source from the planet itself. Astronomer George Herbert (Howell) and his wife Felicity (Van Wyk Loots) are packing for a trip to Washington D.C. to celebrate their 10-year wedding anniversary. George's son Alex tries to spot Mars through his telescope, but actually discovers a meteorite entering Earth's atmosphere. George is called to work about the incident, and his wife and son leave early for Washington without him. As he drives to work, a crashing meteorite disrupts all technology in the area.
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Glass Trap
Glass Trap (2005)
, 1h30
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors C. Thomas Howell, Stella Stevens, Brent Huff, Andrew Prine, Ron Harper, Chick Vennera
Roles Curtis
Rating32% 1.620891.620891.620891.620891.62089
Des fourmis ayant été exposées à des radiations qui ont doublé leur taille et leur appétit sont lâchées dans un gratte-ciel au coeur de San Francisco un samedi matin. Les rares personnes travaillant dans le bâtiment doivent trouver un moyen de s'échapper : les mutantes ont envahi l'immeuble, du garage jusqu'aux étages supérieurs. Très vite, l'appétit féroce des fourmis fait ses premières victimes...
Ordinary Miracles, 1h39
Directed by Michael Switzer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jaclyn Smith, Lyndsy Fonseca, C. Thomas Howell, Sarah Aldrich, Corbin Bernsen, Allison Smith
Roles Jim Powell
Rating63% 3.1931453.1931453.1931453.1931453.193145
Kay Woodbury is a powerful and tough judge who has not spoken to her father since he tried to involve her in a scam. At her latest case, she deals with Sally Powell, a troubled and rebellious teenager who has been in several foster homes in her life. Feeling abandoned by her biological parents, she expresses her anger to anyone who tries to grow close to her. She is given up by her latest foster parents and, because there are not any replacements available, she is put in juvenile prison.
A Killer Within, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors C. Thomas Howell, Sean Young, Ben Browder, Dedee Pfeiffer, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Flynn
Roles Addison Terrill
Rating50% 2.509462.509462.509462.509462.50946
When Addison Terrill's wife Becky is brutally murdered suspicion automatically falls on him. The fact the words "We're even now" were written on the bedroom wall next to her body seem to the police to make this a water tight case. But Addison claims he is innocent and if that is the case then everyone around him, including his best friend and partner Sam, Sam's loving wife Sarah (who babysits the Terrills' young son), even a disgraced cop he successfully prosecuted in the past, are potentially guilty.
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Hidalgo
Hidalgo (2004)
, 2h16
Directed by Joe Johnston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film, Le désert
Actors Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Saïd Taghmaoui, Zuleikha Robinson, Silas Carson, Adam Alexi-Malle
Roles Preston Webb
Rating67% 3.3511953.3511953.3511953.3511953.351195
In 1891, American Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) and his mustang, Hidalgo, are part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, where they are advertised as "the world's greatest distance horse and rider". Hopkins had been a famous distance rider, a cowboy, and a dispatch rider for the United States government; in the latter capacity he carried a message to the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment authorizing the Wounded Knee Massacre of Lakota Sioux.
The Hillside Strangler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Allison Lange, C. Thomas Howell, Nicholas Turturro, Jennifer Tisdale, Kent Masters King, Aimee Brooks
Roles Kenneth Bianchi
Rating53% 2.650912.650912.650912.650912.65091
In the end of the 70's, the dysfunctional Kenneth Bianchi lives with his mother and is obsessed with joining the police force. When his application is refused, his mother sends him to Los Angeles to live with his sadistic cousin Angelo Buono. Kenneth unsuccessfully tries to join LAPD, and Angelo convinces him to start a prostitution business with him. They force two girls from Tucson to work for them, but their competitors destroy their business and steals their money. The frustrated Kenneth and Angelo decide on revenge against a prostitute, and Kenneth strangles her, feeling a great pleasure with her death.
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Gods and Generals, 3h34
Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Jeremy London
Roles Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
Rating62% 3.1004053.1004053.1004053.1004053.100405
The film centers on the life of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the God-fearing and militarily brilliant yet eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson, while on a night ride with his staff to plan the next day's battle, is accidentally shot by his own soldiers in May 1863 while commanding at the Battle of Chancellorsville. It also follows Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Winfield Scott Hancock. Chamberlain is a Maine college professor who is appointed a Lieutenant Colonel and becomes second-in-command of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting, 1h33
Directed by Louis Morneau
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Kari Wuhrer, Jake Busey, C. Thomas Howell, Shaun Johnston, Janne Mortil, Mackenzie Gray
Roles Jim Halsey
Rating43% 2.1620852.1620852.1620852.1620852.162085
Fifteen years after surviving the events of The Hitcher, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) now works as a police officer. He has recently been suspended for using excessive force on a kidnapping suspect, and decides to visit retired Captain Esteridge in Texas to talk about his lingering mental issues on what happened to him. Jim's girlfriend, Maggie (Kari Wührer), is unaware of Jim's past and pleads to come along.
Killer Bees, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Natural horror films, Films about insects, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors C. Thomas Howell, Tracy Nelson, Emily Tennant, Noel Roeim Fisher, Frank C. Turner, Patrick Currie
Roles Sheriff Lyndon Harris
Rating31% 1.585521.585521.585521.585521.58552
Un accident de camion permet à des abeilles tueuses de s'échapper. Ces dernières vont alors attaquer une ville. Le shérif va tenter de mobiliser les gens mais personne ne veut le croire sauf une femme, experte dans le domaine...
XCU: Extreme Close Up, 1h30
Directed by Sean S. Cunningham
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Susan Egan, Sarah Chalke, Reggie Lee, Danica McKellar, Alan John Buckley, Essence Atkins
Roles Geoffrey Liddy
Rating53% 2.684632.684632.684632.684632.68463
Television producer Karen Webber has built her career on her ability to create top-rated primetime television, but as house mates and crew start turning up dead on the network's hit show, XCU, Karen and her cast of instant celebrities can't possibly anticipate just how extreme their reality show is about to become.
Asylum Days, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors C. Thomas Howell, Roark Critchlow
Roles Nathan Devine
Rating36% 1.8404251.8404251.8404251.8404251.840425
After losing her parents in the age of five in a car accident, Laurie Cardell is sent to an orphanage where she stays for two years, until a fire burn down the place. Years later, she becomes a famous Hollywood actress, but traumatized and haunted by her past. When the small time criminal Nathan (C. Thomas Howell) is released after spending most of his life in prison, he goes to the house of his brother Daniel, a young man that works in a rental and worships Laurie. Daniel has researched the entire life of Laurie and written a screenplay with her biography.
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